Isaiah 49:7
49:7 This is what the Lord,
the protector of Israel, their Holy One, says
to the one who is despised and rejected by nations,
a servant of rulers:
“Kings will see and rise in respect,
princes will bow down,
because of the faithful Lord,
the Holy One of Israel who has chosen you.”
Isaiah 63:3
63:3 “I have stomped grapes in the winepress all by myself;
no one from the nations joined me.
I stomped on them in my anger;
I trampled them down in my rage.
Their juice splashed on my garments,
and stained all my clothes.
Zechariah 11:8
11:8 Next I eradicated the three shepherds in one month,
for I ran out of patience with them and, indeed, they detested me as well.
Matthew 27:21-25
27:21 The
governor asked them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas!”
27:22 Pilate said to them, “Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Christ?”
They all said, “Crucify him!”
27:23 He asked, “Why? What wrong has he done?” But they shouted more insistently, “Crucify him!”
Jesus is Condemned and Mocked
27:24 When Pilate saw that he could do nothing, but that instead a riot was starting, he took some water, washed his hands before the crowd and said, “I am innocent of this man’s blood. You take care of it yourselves!”
27:25 In reply all the people said, “Let his blood be on us and on our children!”
John 15:23-24
15:23 The one who hates me hates my Father too.
15:24 If I had not performed
among them the miraculous deeds
that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin.
But now they have seen the deeds
and have hated both me and my Father.